Window closing bracket



y 1965 v. F. MULVANEY 3,195,195

WINDOW CLOSING BRACKET Filed June 27, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /7 I6 22 i/a 7 INVENTOR.

' WRG/L F MULVANEY ATTORNEYS July 20, 1965 v. F. MULVA'NEY 3,195,195

'WINDO'W CLOSING BRACKET Filed June 27, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS United States Patent M 3,195,195 WINDOW CLOSING BRACKET Virgil F. Mulvaney, Minneapolis, Minn, assignor to The Denesen Company, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn, a corporation of Minnesota Filed June 27, 1963, Ser. No. 290,997 1 Claim. (Cl. 2055) This invention relates to a new and very useful interconnecting means between a pair of spaced, parallel, inner and outer sashes, each slidably mounted in a window frame for opening and closing movements.

More particularly, this invention relates to a bracket device for automatically closing one of a pair of spaced, parallel, sliding window sashes when the other is closed after both have been opened.

Horizontally sliding sash pairs where one sash is laterally spaced from and parallel to another in a common Window frame comprise a popular window construction today. On big problem arising in the use of such constructions is the circumstance that persons opening and closing the sashes frequently fail to close the outer sash and close only the inner sash. This is very undesirable since it can result in large heating and air conditioning losses and collection of water by condensation, rain and the like, in the frame. Because of the aforementioned problem of water collection, window constructions have generally required complex weep hole construction or the like.

It is a principal object of this invention to provide a simple, reliable device which will close a sliding outer window sash whenever a spaced inner window sash is closed after both sashes have been opened to eliminate the problem of complex weep hole constructions and provide a simple and improved window construction.

It is another object of this invention to provide a window sash closing device adapted to be used in combination with a pair of spaced, parallel window sashes, said device including a body portion having mounting means at one end thereof adapting said body for mounting to one of said window sashes and a leg mounted at the opposite end of said body portion adapted to abut against the second of said sashes.

Other and further objects of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a reading of the attached specification taken together with the drawings wherein;

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a sliding window and storm combination suitable for use with the bracket of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a horizontal enlarged sectional view, parts being broken away, taken along the line 2-2 of FIG. 1, showing the window and storm sash each in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is a partial view similar to FIG. 2 but wherein the Window and storm sash are in a partially opened position;

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view in enlarged detail taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bracket used in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4.

Turning to the drawings, there is seen in FIG. 5 an embodiment of the window sash closing bracket of this invention, herein designated in its entirety by the numeral 10. This bracket 11 is seen to include an elongated body 11 having an outer end portion designated by the numeral 12 and an inner end portion designated by the numeral 13. The inner end portion 13 is generaHy spaced from and is co-planar with the outer end portion 12. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, however, that any spacing arrangement between the outer end portion 12 3,l5,l 5 Patented July 20, 1965 and inner end portion 13 or shape for the body 11 can be employed so long as it does not interefere with the bracket construction of this invention.

The outer end portion 12 is adapted for anchoring the body 11 to a window sash. Here, the bracket 18 is equipped with mounting plate 14 integrally formed as an extension of the body 11. This plate 14 is equipped with holes 15 which permit the body 11 to be mounted as by means of rivets 18, or the like, to the bottom portion of a window sash frame 16 on the surface of the sash frame 16 adjacent the pane 17, as is shown, for example, in FIG. 4. However, as will be readily appreciated, any conventional means for anchoring the body 11 to a sash frame 16 can be employed.

A leg 1a is mounted on the inner end portion 13 of body 11 and this leg 19 is positioned normally to the body 11. A foot 21 extends outwardly from the leg 19 and is positioned so as to be normal to both the leg 19 and to the body 11. This foot 21 is formed so as to have a generally flat face 22 which is adapted to abut against the side edge of a storm window sash frame 24, the sash frame 24 being mounted generally parallel to and spaced from the sash frame 16. In place of the leg 19, any suitable means for interconnecting the foot 21 with the body 11 can be employed.

The bracket 10 shown, which is a preferred embodiment of the invention, is of one-piece construction and is conveniently formed of sheet metal, or the like. The fabrication is generally simple to effect and, in fact, represents a distinct advantage associated with the bracket of this invention.

The bracket 10 can be used with an conventional pair of spaced, parallel, sliding window sashes, though its use is demonstrated in the drawings by reference to the respective sashes 16 and 24. Actually, in the window construction shown, the sash 16, the outside sash, can be considered as the storm window sash, and the sash 24, the inside sash. In actual use, one opens first the inside window 24 and then the storm window 16 to admit outside air. The sash 16 and sash 24 are each mounted in a window frame, wherein designated in its entirety by the numeral 25, for opening the closing sliding movements. A screen 26 is conveniently mounted outside the sash 16.

When the bracket 10 is fastened to the frame 16 as described, it is mounted so that the foot 21 engages the side of the sash 24. Thus, when the sashes 16 and 24 are opened, the bracket 16 is without functional effect since one first opens the sash 24 and then opens the sash 16. However, when the sashes 16 and 24 are closed, if the sash 24- is closed without first closing the sash 16, then the flat face 22 of foot 21 engages or abuts against the side edge of the sash 16 through the medium of the weather stripping 27 which is mounted on the side of the sash 24. Then, as the sash 24 is slid to a closed position with the face 22 of the foot 21 abutting thereagainst, the other sash 16 is likewise pulled and slid along to its normally closed position.

Preferably, the window frame 25 is so shaped in the region where the leg 19 and the foot 21 seat against it that when the sash 24 is in a closed position there results a snug or generally Weather-tight fit between the sash 24, the bracket 10, and the frame 25.

The position of the sashes 16 and 24 when in respective open positions is shown in FIG. 3; while the position of the sashes 16 and 24 when each is in a closed position in the window frame 25, is shown by FIG. 2.

My invention has been thoroughly tested and found to be completely satisfactory for the accomplishment of the above objects; and while I have shown and described a preferred embodiment, I wish it to be specifically understood that the same is capable of modification without departure from the spirit and scope of the appended claim. 1

I claim:

In a storm Window construction comprising a pair of laterally spaced parallel inner'and outer pane-equipped sashes slidably mounted in a common Window frame to open and closed positions, and wherein said sashes overlap at one end of the frame with the leading edges of each sash in closed contact with said frame, a plate-like bracket carried by the inner side of said outer sash and extending normal thereto, said bracket being of a length greater than the distance between said sashes so as to extend into the path of travel of said inner sash, and said plate-like bracket having a leg portion at its free end extending parallel to the inner side of the inner sash and a foot piece turned normal to said leg portion to extend into the path of the leading edge of'said inner sash and to abut said window frame when said inner sash is moved to closed position.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,639,589 8/27 Collton 160-102 2,491,574 12/49 Morgan 160-102 2,584,874 2/52 Haas 16022 X 2,755,520 7/56 Personen 2055 2,889,585 6/59 Le Bon 20--19 3,100,916 8/63 McKinney 2019 HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Primary Examiner. 

